Lyn Farmer is a James Beard Award-winning wine and food writer, WSET Instructor, festival director, arts educator and public speaker. 

His mission? Engaging the Senses - One Glass, One Bite, One Image, One Experience at a time. It's time to taste your world...

It's time to make a plan! Become an activist-taster and hone your skills to enhance your appreciation of wine!  In addition to our WSET courses, Fine Vintage's fantastic Fine Vintage Sensory Masterclass is offered in mid-December in Chicago. This is a terrific adjunct to your WSET Courses and will give you a dramatic advantage in wine tasting, as well as increasing your skills at communicating what you taste. In short, we have some great additions to the wonderful WSET Course program.

Life is a communal experience and wine, food, art and travel are best appreciated when they are shared. Lyn shares his ideas in both public and trade presentations, speeches, seminars and, of course, Lyn's blog, Engaging the Senses. This is a continuing reflection on how the good things in life can propel our interaction with the wider world. Wine, food, performing arts, visual arts and travel all intersect to provide a rich and fulfilling (not to mention tasty) life experience. That experience is available for sharing - you won't go hungry or thirsty here!

Educate

Lyn is a passionate advocate of wine education and teaches WSET courses for Fine Vintage, Ltd, North America's leading provider of WSET wine education. WSET is the most respected source of wine education and there is sure to be a class of interest here regardless of your level of wine experience. Join us - we have a full range of classes coming up in Miami, Chicago, Boston, New York and Atlanta during the winter and spring. For a complete list of all the courses I teach, check the Wine Courses page for details or to get some additional ideas, ask, “Why Take a Wine Class?”

Vision is an important part of engaging the senses as both a means of expression and a key to recollection. These photo galleries are compiled from my  extensive work as a travel photographer.  Here are small collections of some of my favorite photos over a few years of tasting, teaching and travel. This collection also includes a selection of past print articles and an archive of tasting notes. Come - let's stroll ancient landscapes, walk through some vineyards, taste some wine and drink in our surroundings.

Upcoming Events With Lyn

Lyn leads many presentations, tastings and classes - here are some upcoming events that link to longer posts and more details. To see events for the next few months, visit the Events Page on the website

Events
WSET Level 3 in New York
Feb 9
WSET Level 3 in New York

I am delighted to announce the next WSET Level 3 Course in New York with the newest edition of the text and a course program with an even deeper emphasis on wine! WSET is the gold standard of wine education, and this is a wonderful way for a serious wine consumer or wine professional to to gain one of the most prestigious certifications in the wine business. In addition to tasting more than 100 wines during the six days of the class, you'll join other aficionados and members of the wine trade in a class organized by WSET Provider of the Year Fine Vintage Ltd. The course begins February 9, 2018 and continues the following two weekends at City Winery on Varrick Street. Click the headline above for all the details.

WSET Level 2 in Chicago
Mar 10
WSET Level 2 in Chicago

Fine Vintage Ltd and Lyn Farmer are offering a three-day WSET Level 2 course in the Fall at City Winery Chicago. Join us and hone your skills with a guided tasting of more than 50 wines and several spirits (one big reason to take your course with Fine Vintage is both the number and quality of wines we taste). This is an entertaining and informative exploration of the nuances of wine for interested consumers as well as those in the beverage trade looking for an enhanced and credible certification. Click here for details!

Fine Vintage's WSET Level 3 in Chicago
Mar 30
Fine Vintage's WSET Level 3 in Chicago

I am delighted to announce the next WSET Level 3 Course in Chicago with the newest edition of the text and a course program with an even deeper emphasis on wine! WSET is the gold standard of wine education, and this is a wonderful way for a serious wine consumer or wine professional to to gain one of the most prestigious certifications in the wine business. In addition to tasting more than 100 wines during the six days of the class, you'll join other aficionados and members of the wine trade in a class organized by WSET Provider of the Year Fine Vintage Ltd. The course begins March 30, 2019 and continues following two weekends at City Winery on West Randolph Street. Click the headline above for all the details.

Fine Vintage Two-Day Sensory Masterclass in Chicago
Apr 27
Fine Vintage Two-Day Sensory Masterclass in Chicago

Wine lovers may make separate notes on aroma and taste, but the two elements are inextricably bound as you will discover in this exciting and enlightening master class aimed at enhancing your ability to taste wine and then express what you have tasted. Click for more details.

Step up to Level 2 in Atlanta
Apr 28
Step up to Level 2 in Atlanta

Fine Vintage Ltd and Lyn Farmer are offering a three-day WSET Level 2 course in April at Atlanta’s City Winery. Join us and hone your skills with a guided tasting of more than 50 wines and several spirits (one big reason to take your course with Fine Vintage is both the number and quality of wines we taste). This is an entertaining and informative exploration of the nuances of wine for interested consumers as well as those in the beverage trade looking for an enhanced and credible certification. Click here for details!